R&D Leader Grid Components

Location: Pinetops

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This position reports to:

Technology Center Manager, NAM__Your role and responsibilities

As R&D Team Leader, you will work on ABB’s leading ANSI Grid Components Instrument Transformers and Sensor technology platforms, Cutouts, Switches, reclosers etc. developing new products that address critical market demands and meeting requirements, fully compliant with relevant ANSI- IEEE, NEMA & UL standards.
As a leader of the R&D team, you will be supporting technology center manager to establish an open and innovative culture with clear technology vision and strategy. If you are interested in the opportunity to grow in your professional engineering career, challenge the technology status quo, maintain ABB’s leading industry position in global technologies, and want to make significant contributions to the strategic technology plans and to the product portfolio, we invite you to join the ABB Electrification R&D team!

The work model for the role is: ONSITE;
Pinetops, NC #Li-Onsite You will be mainly accountable for:
• Support the Technology Center Manager for an assigned domain in the planning and management of research and development (R&D) activities and resources. Ensures quality of monthly activity reporting including project cost tracking and forecasting;
Work closely with Product Managers, Project Managers, and leadership team throughout the product development life cycle in a highly collaborative team environment.
• Support Project Leader with establishing cross-functional design reviews, analyze concepts, and evaluate cost effectiveness of the component/assembly designs;
Manages assigned resources for R&D activities, assigns tasks to team members, and supervises workload and work allocation within the project team. Ensures appropriate competencies are developed and acquired within the team to support development of future products and systems.
• Prepare Plans and ensures an optimal project portfolio for the team. Plans capacity, people, and resources for R&D projects. Oversees efficient, timely and quality project execution using the most appropriate internal and external resources and partners (e.g. universities, Corporate Research Centers (CRCs))
• Partners with Local Business Unit management to ensure appropriate representation of needs within R&D projects. Evaluates local market requirements and innovation and provides feedback to appropriate product, manufacturing, and R&D strategies.

Our team dynamics You will join a dynamic, talented, high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role
• Bachelor degree in engineering required (electrical or electronics engineering preferred) PLUS a minimum of 12 years experience in product development and design of related electrical equipment, preferably with electrical power distribution equipment such as MV/ HV Instrument Transformer & Sensor, Cutouts, Switches, reclosers etc..;
Masters degree in electrical or electronics engineering engineering, a plus
• Must have at least 2 years of prior Leadership/direct Managerial experience
• Must have at least 5 years of prior Strategic Operations experience blended with Project Management experience (this role is 20% technical and 80% Operational/Supervisory)
• Must have strong analytical skills with a solutions-oriented, engineering problem-solving mindset;
Ability to work collaboratively in a project team environment, as well as, working independently to support and deliver effective solutions for assigned engineering projects required.
• Experience in MV/ HV…